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appeared in it. There were no fragments of iron or brass. Near 

 the south-east end was found a small vessel of oak, of a black 

 colour. It was much broken, but enough was preserved to show 

 it was in the shape of an urn. On the outside were scratched, 

 as with a graving tool, many lines, some horizontal, others ob- 

 lique. Its long diameter at the mouth, was three inches; the 

 short one, two; its depth two. There being no appearance of 

 any ashes in it, it might probably have been a drinking cup." 

 This barrow, Hutchins supposes to have been Danish, and the 

 burial place of a person of rank. 



In the Gentleman's Magazine are the following particulars of 

 the discoveries made in tumuli in the neighbourhood of Florus' 

 Barrow, by the Rev. Mr. Milner, of Winchester, in the year 

 1791. "We began with two barrows, of no great dimensions, 

 opposite to East Lulworth, on a level piece of ground that is 

 met with in the ascent towards the entrenchment. We foimd in 

 them promiscuously scattered, perfect human teeth, burnt human 

 bones, together with those of animals, such as pieces of jaw- 

 bones of horses, or oxen, teeth of the same animals, tusks of 

 boars ; small round stones, that possibly have been the heads 

 of weapons ; certain lumps of corroded metal ; some crumbling 

 pieces of dark coloured, imbumt urns; together with a few 

 lumps of brick, or earthenware, that appeared to have been well 

 burnt. A considerable quantity of fine rich black earth, having 

 white moiddiness between the particles, was strewed over the 

 remains. The bottom of one of these graves was paved with 

 large round stones, apparently procured from the adjacent shore. 

 The next examined was one known by the name of Hamhury 

 tauty or toote; like the formor, of large size, being twelve feet 

 in perpendicular height, and two himdred feet in circumference. 

 Many of the same articles were found on the surface ; such ns 

 burnt human bones, bits of metal, &c., but on our approaching 

 the centre, at about the depth of four feet from the surface, a 

 skeleton appeared in perfect preservation, lying with its head to 

 the north ; its posture was that of a person sleeping on his side, 

 with the feet rather drawn up, one hand resting on the breast, 

 the other on the hip. The thigh bone measured twenty inches, 

 which, in a well-proportioned man, gives a height of about six 

 feet six inches. On the breast of the skeleton was deposited a 

 rude urn, too much decayed to be handled without falling to 



